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Kevin Durant gets Nike to donate apparel to Oklahoma tornado victims
Kevin Durant donated $1 million to the American Red Cross to go toward Oklahoma tornado relief, then went to Moore on Wednesday to meet with the people who were affected by the devastation, shake their hands, pose for photos and sign autographs. A day...Tags: Oklahoma City Thunder, National Basketball Association, Kevin Durant
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Blood donation is valuable, so why not pay donors?
Need more blood donors? Economists have a suggestion: Pay them. For nearly 40 years, efforts to compensate people for donating blood have been discouraged by the World Health Organization. In the United States, the American Red Cross says “all...
Tags: Finance, HIV, Argentina, Economy, Business and Finance, Human Interest
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Drowning most common fatality during Superstorm Sandy
The leading cause of death during Superstorm Sandy last fall was drowning, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, which analyzed 117 storm-related deaths, comes amid a National Oceanic and...
Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Demographics, Natural Disasters, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Oklahoma's tornado and political cheap shots
It's as predictable as it is disheartening: A red state gets hit hard by a tornado outbreak -- in this case killing at least 24 people, many of them children attending school -- and the first batch of letters from readers (most of them from Southern...
Tags: Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Michael Bloomberg, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Mitch McConnell
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Kevin Durant, Thunder donate $2 million to Oklahoma tornado relief
As the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore recovers from a tornado which left 24 dead Monday, the capital city’s NBA team and All-Star forward Kevin Durant have pledged $2 million in support for the community that has so embraced the organization. "As...
Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, Charlotte Bobcats, The Salvation Army, Oklahoma City Thunder, Sports
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Charities solicit donations to help Oklahoma tornado victims
As residents in the Oklahoma City area grappled with the aftermath of the massive tornado that wiped out homes and businesses in its 20-mile path of destruction, killing at least 24 people, relief organizations solicited donations to help. By and large,...
Tags: Tornadoes, The Salvation Army, Natural Disasters, Charity, Human Interest
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In Oklahoma tornado's aftermath, an outpouring of generosity
MOORE, Okla. — The FM radio airwaves in Moore and adjoining Oklahoma City were clogged Tuesday with pastors, church members and ordinary citizens phoning in to offer food and shelter to neighbors left homeless by a powerful tornado that killed at...
Tags: Tornadoes, Natural Disasters, Moore Oklahoma Tornado (2013), Religion and Belief, Human Interest
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Texas tornado victims vow to rebuild
On the limb of a barren tree in the tornado-devastated north Texas community of Rancho Brazos, an American flag flaps in the wind — placed there by a firefighter. "It's symbolic of, 'We're here, we're going to rebuild,'" said Sgt. Nathan Stringer,...
Tags: Tornadoes, Natural Disasters, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Christianity, Arts and Culture
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Opposition says Syrian forces rounding up people in Tartus region
BEIRUT — Syrian opposition groups charged Friday that government forces were continuing to round up people in a village near Syria's Mediterranean coast where an alleged massacre left scores dead. A major opposition umbrella group, known as the...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, National Government, Bashar Assad, Government, News Agency
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California wildfires: Cal State Channel Islands students evacuated
This post has been corrected. See below for details.Dozens of evacuees clustered in small groups around the sanctuary of Camarillo’s Calvary Nexus church. Some were picking at paper plates of ziti with meat sauce that had been doled out by American Red Cross volunteers. Most couldn’t take their...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Springs
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California fires: Residents flee as flames advance
Residents watched warily, their packed cars at the ready, as a growing 2,000-acre fire crept closer to hundreds of homes in Newbury Park and Camarillo. “We’re packed and ready to go,” said Jan Moore. “But we’re just...
Tags: Wildfires, National Weather Service, Highway Transportation
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Camarillo fire: 'Be prepared to evacuate,' officials warn residents
Residents near a 100-acre fire burning along the 101 Freeway in Camarillo should prepare to leave their homes, an official said, but no evacuation orders had been issued as of Thursday morning. “What we’re telling residents is be prepared to...
Tags: Fires, National Weather Service, Weather Warnings
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